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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Several months back Shawn and Trevor came home from running an errand and told me they had a surprise for me to come and see. I know these two guys pretty darn well and have to admit that it was with some reluctance that I agreed to follow them to the back entry of the house. I anticipated all sorts of 'surprises' they might have conjured up but, after seeing what they had for me, to my surprise, I was extra pleasantly surprised! I was surprised that it really was a surprise for me and not them luring me into a prank. Yippee!

They brought me this coffee table!

I asked them where they got it. Shawn said that as they drove by the park down the road from our house they noticed this table sitting next to the trash cans. He and Trevor looked at each other as they passed it by and they said to one another, "Should we go back and get that for Mom?" They know me pretty darn well too. They turned around and headed back to the park to get the table. After looking it over they decided it was a keeper and proceeded to load it up and then brought it home to me. It is made of solid oak planks with forged iron accents. It's scratched up, old, worn, sturdy, and very English looking…in other words, it's perfect.

For several months it sat out in the back entryway of the house and finally I moved it into the family room a few weeks ago…after

I gave it a thorough cleaning including disinfecting (I'm a germophobe)!

Ahhh, dumpster diving without having to dive in the dumpster. It can't be much easier than that, now can it?

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I am a designer and freelance writer specializing in and offering for sale one of the largest collections of 19th and 20th Century English transferware in the world. I love the history and art found in each piece I buy and sell. I've worked with designers and clients all over the world creating custom wallscapes, transferware displays and table settings.

I absolutely love what I do, selling English Transferware and authoring the blog Nancy's Daily Dish where I write educational posts on the subject, create tablescapes with different transfer ware patterns sharing the histories behind them, and share my love of design, cooking, poetry and appreciation of beautiful things.

After 30 years of marriage I am still crazy in love with my husband and the six children we have. I think of them and I smile.

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